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2 unusual facts about Ruthenian Voivodeship


Ruthenian Voivodeship

Since these times the name Ruś Czerwona is recorded, translated as "Red Ruthenia" ("Czerwień" means red in Slavic languages, or from Polish village Czermno), applied to a territory extended up to Dniester River, with priority gradually transferred to Przemyśl.

Settled in prehistoric times, the central-eastern European land that is now the southeastern part of Poland and the western part of Ukraine was overrun in pre-Roman times by various tribes, including the Celts, Goths, and Vandals (Przeworsk culture).


Abgarowicz coat of arms

The earliest bearers of the coat of arms settled in Stanisławów (Ruthenian Voivodeship) in 1670.


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